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- Collection: Fred Hill World War II Photographs
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Japanese Landing Craft 1
"Jap Landing Craft Finch Haffen"
Photo Lab Printing
"17th Photo Lab Printing set up (demonstration of course) Sgt Earl Powers at Printer
Hand Drum
Hand drum. From "Darkroom Soldier": "New Guinea Garamot. Carved from a solid log, New Guinea tribes used these drums to send complex messages over several miles. Hill first recorded hearing the 'jungle telegraph' on November 9 at Milne Bay. In…
Palm Trees Support Phone Lines
"Small group of Palm Trees - supporting telephone lines We did not have 3A cameras at Dobo"
Photo Section Complex
"The 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn Photo Section Complex Away from the living qtrs" From "Darkroom Soldier": "17th Squadron Photo Lab, Dobodura. Built at the edge of the jungle, Hill describes this facility as 'a very fine photo lab....' Under a roof of…
Entertaining the Troops 3
"three pictures of Bob Hope and Frances Langford entertaining troops in New Guinea"
Entertaining the Troops 2
"three pictures of Bob Hope and Frances Langford entertaining troops in New Guinea" From "Darkroom Soldier": "The Bob Hope Show. Comedian Bob Hope and his troupe of six performers -- Patty Thomas, Francis Langford (left), Jerry Colona, and three…
Entertaining the Troops 1
"three pictures of Bob Hope and Frances Langford entertaining troops in New Guinea"
Bob Casey at Base of Tree
"Sgt Bob Casey at base of a big tree, surrounded by 'Tarzan' like vines. Within hiking distance of the 17th Recon Sqdn base Camp area" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Sgt Casey in the Jungle. The lowland rain forest around Hill's camp is one of the world's…
Dobodura Natives "Sing Sing" 7
"A group of native Women at the dance - wearing bark cloth or thatch. A celebration near Dobodura N.G. 17th Recon Sqdn"